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Ring of Passion (1978)
Fact-based drama about the two Joe Louis-Max Schmeling heavyweight fights and the way both boxers unwillingly became symbols of political ideologies just prior to World War II.
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Fact-based drama about the two Joe Louis-Max Schmeling heavyweight fights and the way both boxers unwillingly became symbols of political ideologies just prior to World War II.
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Genre:Action, Drama, History, TV Movie
Written By:Larry Forrester
In Theaters:2/4/1978
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Runtime:98 minutes
Studio:20th Century Fox Television, NBC Productions
Cast
Robert Michael Lewis
Director
Bernie Casey
Joe Louis
Stephen Macht
Max Schmeling
Allen Garfield
Damon Runyon
Norman Alden
Max Machon
Joseph Campanella
Paul Gallico
Britt Ekland
Amy Ondra Schmeling
Julius Harris
Chappie Jackson
Mordecai Lawner
Joe Jacobs
Denise Nicholas
Marva Trotter Louis
Beah Richards
Lilly Brooks
Percy Rodriguez
John Roxborough
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